Post #2343369

2026-05-06 17:44 UTC

I'd rather a hundred people get benefits they "don't need" than have one person go without the support they require. *Not that it's even happening*, but even if it *were* I really wouldn't care even a little bit. And furthermore, food stamp benefits are *pathetic* in the US.

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@dalekcaan@feddit.nl 2026-05-06 20:15

I remember some Republican chud or another saying they'd rather have innocent people imprisoned than let a single criminal walk free. Absolutely cannot fathom that mindset. Completely ghoulish.

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@Draegur@lemmy.zip 2026-05-06 21:36

They honestly waste more resources on gatekeeping and means testing than they would ever save, and it'd LITERALLY cost less to just provide the same baseline benefits to everyone

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@wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2026-05-06 23:54

Yeah, why aren't we talking about all the fraud committed by billionaire oligarchs and trump and his inner circle?

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@skisnow@lemmy.ca 2026-05-07 05:59

Yeah, nobody commits that level of petty fraud if their life is going well. If you want food stamps badly enough to jump through the hoops required, then that should qualify you by default.

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@Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2026-05-06 19:07

Like maybe 25 years back I remember a viral video of someone in Cali or something buying a lobster with his food stamps and everyone was freaking out. I dont know much of the american food stamps system but I'm pretty sure just blew his budget or something. Really its just proved some idiot was doing dumb stuff for likes before TikTok.

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